Devon
Torridge District
Alwington

Alwington

Alwington is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of , England. The parish is on the coast and includes the hamlets of Alwington, Fairy Cross, Ford, Knotty Corner and Woodtown.
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Photo: Neil Lewin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St James and Church of St Mary and St Benedict.

Church
Photo: Peter Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: Janet Few, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary and St Benedict is the Church of England for the village of near in . It is part of the benefice of the Hartland Coast Team Ministry. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Alwington.

Theme park
is an amusement farm park located in , , England. The site was originally Barton Farm, a busy sheep farm owned by six generations of the same family. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Alwington.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bucks Mills and Bideford.

Village
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
is a small English village within the parish of on the north coast of . It was anciently the mill of the manor of Bucks, anciently Bokish, Buckish, Bochewis etc, listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Bochewis. is situated 3 miles west of Alwington.

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in on the River Torridge. For visitors, the main features of are its quaint back streets full of shops, its pannier market, and many festivals & events throughout the year such as the Bike Show, Soapbox Derby, Rowing Regatta, Water Festival & Rainbo Fun Run.

Photo: xlibber, CC BY 2.0.
is a quaintly-named seaside town in Torridge, , , near ! Beware however, that's where the quaintness ends. is in some need of investment, although it retains a good variety of quality local businesses, and its beach is highly regarded and noted for the cleanliness of its water.

Alwington

Latitude
50.9862° or 50° 59′ 10″ north
Longitude
-4.27422° or 4° 16′ 27″ west
Population
374
Elevation
407 feet (124 metres)
Open location code
9C2QXPPG+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2479401970
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
13265507
Wiki­data ID
Q1894185
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Alwington” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Alwington”
  • Chinese: “Alwington”
  • Dutch: “Alwington”
  • French: “Alwington”
  • Irish: “Alwington”
  • Ladin: “Alwington”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Alwington”
  • Polish: “Alwington”
  • Swedish: “Alwington”
  • Turkish: “Alwington”
  • Welsh: “Alwington”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Andrews Church and Town Park Plantation.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Alwington”. Photo: Neil Lewin, CC BY-SA 2.0.